From a non coyote hunter that does have a need to reduce coyote populations on my farm, I look at it like this. When I decide I want to try something new, after considerable research and just listening to what folks "in the know" are saying, I buy the best I can afford of the model I decide to go with. I figure if I buy cheap and decide its not for me the chances of getting anything out of it are slim to none. If I buy the best I can afford I'm probably not going to lose anymore more money when I sell it than I would on the cheap unit I end up selling for practically nothing. I don't know, makes since to me so, that's what I go with.